CCC FIDE Saturdays 5 - Top
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 28 Mar 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was James A Chirilov (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2186).
James A Chirilov (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2186) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Steve Paul Alappatt (2.5) and Patrick McCartney (2.5). Chirilov won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aadith Vijayakumar (1517) beat Sanjay Allu (1727), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsFM James A Chirilov led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
1
1
R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
FM James A Chirilov held the sole lead from R2 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FM James A Chirilov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJames A Chirilov | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Patrick McCartney | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Steve Paul Alappatt | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Vihaan Pendse | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirilov, James AFM | 2186 | USA | +6N | +4B | +7N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2771 | +15.0 |
| 2 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 2031 | USA | +12N | =3B | +11N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2123 | +15.2 |
| 3 | McCartney, Patrick | 1898 | USA | +16B | =2N | +9B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2082 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Pendse, Vihaan | 2064 | USA | +15B | −1N | +10B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1980 | -5.6 |
| 5 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1980 | USA | +13N | =7B | =8N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 2093 | +19.6 |
| 6 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1775 | USA | −1B | +15N | +17B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1925 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Baliga, Zubin | 2065 | USA | +10B | =5N | −1B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1944 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Wu, Andrew | 2111 | USA | F | +9N | =5B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2115 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Li, Allen | 1863 | USA | +17N | −8B | −3N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1714 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1517 | USA | −7N | +13B | −4N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1728 | +24.4 |
| 11 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 2017 | USA | F | +14N | −2B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1907 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Peela, Nischay Shyam | 1633 | USA | −2B | +16N | −14B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1657 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Allu, Sanjay | 1727 | USA | −5B | −10N | +15B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1613 | -18.8 |
| 14 | Bale, Shawn | 1783 | USA | F | −11B | +12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1826 | +1.8 |
| 15 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 1718 | USA | −4N | −6B | −13N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | -40.8 |
| 16 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1534 | USA | −3N | −12B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 966 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Lu, Hanwen | 1508 | USA | −9B | F | −6N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vijayakumar, AadithUSA+24.41.0 pts · #12
- 2Haripradeep, SanchitUSA+20.82.0 pts · #5
- 3Karthigeyan, KishanUSA+19.62.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Boddupally, AdhvikUSA-40.80.0 pts · #16
- 2Li, AllenUSA-21.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Allu, SanjayUSA-18.81.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+210 Elo gap